Alessandra Fratini publishes an article on the Deutsche Post judgement
Alessandra’s article “Extension of Formal Investigation Procedure and Obligation to State (Consistent) Reasons” was published on EStAL – European State Aid Law n. 3/19. The article, which is an annotation on the judgement of the General Court of 10 April 2019 in Case T-388/11, Deutsche Post v Commission, focuses on the binding legal effects of a decision to extend an ongoing formal investigation, for the purposes of it constituting an act open to challenge under Article 263 TFEU, and on the Commission’s obligation to state reasons concerning the existence of a selective economic advantage, when the beneficiary is in a situation, which cannot be compared to any competitor, due to the peculiar legal regime that is applicable to it. The article is available on Lexxion’s website.